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    Engine Manufacturers Want NASCAR to Go Hybrid

    Alejandro Alvarez | NASCAR Digital Media Teams in NASCAR’s Cup series currently use 358-cubic-inch pushrod V-8s. Toyota Racing Development (TRD) manufactures and rebuilds the V-8 used by its Cup teams. With large updates in store for the upcoming Next Gen car, we asked TRD’s U.S. president, David Wilson, about possible changes in store, including modernized […] More

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    Toyota Recalls 44,000 2019 and 2020 Models over Engine Cracks

    Michael SimariCar and Driver Toyota is recalling 44,000 vehicles from the 2019 and 2020 model years with a 2.5-liter inline-four engine. The recall involves the possibility that cracks could form in the engine, leading to coolant or oil leaks and stalling, overheating, or engine fires. Toyota estimates only about 250 vehicles will have the problem. […] More

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    Jaguar's Vector Mobility Pod Makes Us Sad

    David Shepherd/Jaguar Land Rover Remember when concept cars were fun? Car companies would draw up outrageous supercars with completely implausible power, ridiculous proportions, and absolutely unlivable ergonomics. They’d trot these things out at auto shows, and everybody would gawk and slobber and tell them, “You HAVE to build that!” And they never would, except for […] More

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    Aston Martin Cancels Plan to Race Valkyrie at Le Mans; Customers Will Still Get Theirs

    Aston Martin has announced that it will suspend development of its Valkyrie race car while it reorganizes under new investor Lawrence Stroll and his Racing Point F1 team. Plans for production of the roadgoing version of the Valkyrie hypercar, as well as the smaller Valhalla, will continue. Deliveries of the Valkyrie road cars are scheduled […] More

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    2021 Kia Sorento Engines Include 2.5L Turbo Four, 1.6L Hybrid

    Kia has announced engine specifications for the new 2021 Sorento SUV. Two of the available powertrains for the U.S. include a turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-four and a hybrid drivetrain that uses a turbocharged 1.6-liter inline-four and an electric motor. The new Sorento will premiere at the Geneva auto show next month and should go on sale […] More

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    The Fast and Furious Can Now Fit in the Palm of Your Hand

    The Fast and Furious franchise is on a roll; we’ve seen the trailer for the latest installment of the franchise, and we’ve just heard there’ll be an all-female spinoff. Now Hot Wheels is scaling down cars featured in both the Netflix series and in the movies. Expect to see the movie cars on shelves in […] More